Juhan Leinberg
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About
Known as Prophet Maltsvet, he founded the Maltsvetians, a religious sect based in Estonia.
Before Fame
He worked as a farmer and a bartender before preaching and getting imprisoned in 1858.
Trivia
He attracted between 200 and 300 families to his cult.
Family Life
He and his families waited for the White Ship to land and take them to the promised land the early summer of 1861.
Associated With
Novelist Eduard Vide wrote about the Maltsvetians in Prophet Maltsvet, a 1908 novel that blended fact with fiction.
